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varietal, a. and n.|vəˈraɪɪtəl|
[f. variet-y + -al1.]
A. adj.
1. Biol., Bot., and Min. Of or pertaining to, connected with, indicating, etc., a distinct variety of animal, plant, or mineral. Opposed to specific or generic.
1866Darwin Orig. Spec. (ed. 4) ii. 59 He is at first much perplexed in determining what differences to consider as specific, and what as varietal. 1873Dawson Earth & Man xiv. 319 The careful study of varietal forms. 1881Lees in Jrnl. Bot. X. 25 Quite sufficiently distinct to merit a varietal if not a specific name. 1902Jrnl. R. Instit. Cornwall XV. 123 No one can deny that it merits varietal rank. 1933[see œllacherite]. 1966[see caswellite].
2. Of wine: made predominantly from a single variety of grape; also, of or pertaining to the vine or grape of a particular variety. orig. U.S.
1941Schoonmaker & Marvel Amer. Wines xi. 260 The expense of..certification could be borne by a small per-gallon tax levied upon varietal wine. Ibid., Until it [sc. identification of the grape varieties grown in America] has been accomplished, a system of honest varietal labeling is virtually unattainable. 1955J. Storm Invitation to Wines 72 The success of varietal wines in California has influenced some Eastern vintners. 1968Amer. Speech 1967 XLII. 80 Varietal types of wines. 1973Bulletin (Sydney) 25 Aug. 7/2 (Advt.), An aromatic wine..with varietal flavour. 1979A. Hailey Overload iii. v. 214 Among other things, Nim Goldman was a wine buff. He had a keen nose and palate and especially liked varietal wines from the Napa Valley. 1981Times 2 Mar. 12/6 Limousin oak casks..contributed another complex dimension to its distinct varietal personality.
B. as n. A wine made from a single variety of grape. orig. U.S.
1955J. Storm Invitation to Wines 72 The wines labeled according to the name of the chief informing grape are called varietals. 1977H. Fast Immigrants iv. 254 There is no need for you to try to produce a varietal, which simply means a wine produced out of a single variety of grape. 1977Times 15 Nov. (Italian Wine Suppl.) p. iii/3 Lambrusco, the famous wine of Modena..is a varietal, the Lambrusco being the grape from which it is vinified. 1979Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 28 Apr. (Weekender Mag.) 7/2 A 1977 Emerald Riesling..displayed a high acidity that may be typical of the varietal.
Hence vaˈrietally adv., in respect of varietal qualities; as a distinct variety.
1873Dawson Earth & Man xii. 290 Not only did man exist at this time, but man not even varietally distinct from modern European races. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 386/2 Foraminifera..which can be identified—not only generically and specifically, but even varietally. 1942M. F. Mabon ABC of America's Wines ii. 13 The majority of varietally named wines happen to be blends. |
